The Lesser Prairie-Chicken is slightly smaller than the closely related Greater Prairie-Chicken, but it's no mere pale imitation! This species has distinctive courtship displays, vocalizations, and habitat preferences. Learn what sets it apart: https://abcbirds.org/bird/lesser-prairie-chicken/ | American Bird Conservancy

Check out this unique footage of the lesser prairie chicken in action and learn more about a four-year effort to re-establish the colorful birds on their native sand sagebrush and grasslands in Colorado: https://coloradooutdoorsmag.com/2019/04/23/re-establishing-lesser-prairie-chickens/ | Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Live from the Lek is back! Tune in now through early May for a live feed of lesser prairie chickens in action at Smoky Valley Ranch at The Nature Conservancy in Kansas. Males are active on mating grounds called leks for a few hours beginning shortly before sunrise and females can usually be observed at the edges. Many times, they return to the leks at sundown. Tune in any time and scroll back to the previous morning or afternoon. Watch live: https://nature.ly/3wfVYN2 | The Nature Conservancy